2002 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: True Confessions - Rachel Gibson

  • Finalists:
The Four Seasons - Mary Alice Monroe
I Got You, Babe - Jane Graves
Midnight Bayou - Nora Roberts
Some Kind Of Wonderful - Barbara Freethy

First Book

* Winner: The Border Bride - Elizabeth English

  • Finalists:
Fallen - Celeste Bradley
Heart Mate - Robin D. Owens
Hide-And-Sheikh - Gail Dayton
The Nightingale's Song - Kathleen Eschenburg
Secret Vows - Mary Reed McCall

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Beneath A Southern Sky - Deborah Raney

  • Finalists:
The Guardian - Dee Henderson
The Protector - Dee Henderson
Ribbon Of Years - Robin Lee Hatcher

Long Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: Coming Home To You - Fay Robinson

  • Finalists:
In Close Quarters - Candace Irvin
Madigan's Wife - Linda Winstead Jones
Magic In A Jelly Jar - Sally Tyler Hayes
The Money Man - Carolyn McSparren
Notorious - Vicki Lewis Thompson
Plain-Jane Princess - Karen Templeton
The Word Of A Child - Janice Kay Johnson

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: The Bridal Season - Connie Brockway

  • Finalists:
The Border Bride - Elizabeth English
The Dragon's Bride - Jo Beverley
Enchanting Pleasures - Eloisa James
The Husband Test - Betina Krahn
A Kiss To Remember - Teresa Medeiros
Nightingale's Gate - Linda Francis Lee
The Secret Swan - Shana Abe
Summer Moon - Jill Marie Landis

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Heart Mate - Robin D. Owens

  • Finalists:
Aphrodite's Kiss - Julie Kenner
Dance Upon The Air - Nora Roberts
Destiny - Maggie Shayne
Heaven And Earth - Nora Roberts
To Charm A Knight - Linda Kay

Regency Romance

* Winner: Much Obliged - Jessica Benson

  • Finalists:
One Good Turn - Carla Kelly
The Painted Lady - Barbara Metzger
Under The Kissing Bough - Shannon Donnelly

Romance Novella

* Winner: "I Will" in Wish List - Lisa Kleypas

  • Finalists:
"The Demon's Mistress" in In Praise Of Younger Men - Jo Beverley
"Night" in Night And Day - Anne Stuart
"The Rose And The Sword" in Once Upon A Rose - Jill Gregory
"Santa Baby" in Naughty Or Nice? - Patricia Ryan
"Winter Rose" in Once Upon A Rose - Nora Roberts

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen

  • Finalists:
Betrayal In Death - J.D. Robb
Blind Faith - Christiane Heggan
Dark Side Of Dawn - Merline Lovelace
Darkling, I Listen - Katherine Sutcliffe
Mercy - Julie Garwood
The Perfect Princess - Elizabeth Thornton
Princess Charming - Elizabeth Thornton

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: A Long Hot Christmas - Barbara Daly

  • Finalists:
Fortune's Secret Daughter - Barbara McCauley
In Dante's Debt - Jane Porter
The Inconvenient Bride - Anne McAllister
Jingle Bell Bride? - Jennifer LaBrecque
The Matchmaker's Mistake - Jane Sullivan
Sinclair's Surprise Baby - Barbara McCauley
Under The Covers - Jamie Ann Denton

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: Tempt Me Twice - Barbara Dawson Smith

  • Finalists:
Halfway To Heaven - Susan Wiggs
The Horse Soldier - Merline Lovelace
Never Marry A Cowboy - Lorraine Heath
Once A Mistress - Rebecca Hagan Lee
Suddenly You - Lisa Kleypas
White Lion's Lady - Tina St. John

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Quinn's Complete Seduction - Sandra Steffen

  • Finalists:
Accidental Fiancée - Renee Roszel
Adopted: Twins! - Marion Lennox
The Bachelor's Baby - Liz Fielding
Doctor On Loan - Marion Lennox
His Baby, Her Heart - Sue Swift
Just One Kiss- Carla Cassidy